Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 696 | 565 | 580 | 633 | 795 | 939 | 2499 | 2765 | 2765 | 2373 | 2203 | 1709 | 1594 | 1121 | 835 | 690 | 585 | 1519 | 1805 | 1169 | 805 | 116 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.65m | 2:42PM1.79m | 2:56AM1.68m | 3:21PM1.81m | 3:35AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.37m | 9:00AM0.28m | 9:30PM0.33m | 9:42AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 696 | 565 | 580 | 633 | 795 | 939 | 2499 | 2765 | 2765 | 2373 | 2203 | 1709 | 1594 | 1121 | 835 | 690 | 575 | 409 | 336 | 151 | 151 | 116 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 113 | 57 | 54 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 37 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 149 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 99 | 287 | 612 | 590 | 585 | 1519 | 1805 | 1169 | 805 | 675 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 36 | 155 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 216 | 276 | 184 | 81 | 81 | 145 | 27 | 76 | 30 | 145 | 3 | 0 |
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